Our boys’ Chinese compositions are so imaginative

Posted on May 14, 2012 by SengkangBabies

There are dogs, death, puppies and Wen Wei even imagine himself becoming a father one day, and giving dogs to his children ! Mummy and Daddy are very proud of his creative mind, but we are also intrigued and amused haha

The compo theme is “Tears swell in my eyes“, we did not know Primary schools are now training kids to express their Emo and EQ keke.

Wen Wei writes until “Got dragon got tiger” (Hokkien dialect 有龙有虎, meaning very flowery). No wonder his teacher make special mention to his essay.

But do you know what is amazing?
We do not have any pets, but that did not stop Wen Wei’s imagination.
Our big family must have rub off on him. He even dreams about his grandchildren having puppies for pets wahaha.

Wen Kang will catch up soon.
He dreams about having a motorbike in our house. We told him motorbike can only sit two (unless you are in Vietnam, where one bike takes Six ! ) Kang nods his head, he still want his motorbike.

Sengkang Avengers

Posted on May 5, 2012 by SengkangBabies

Primary school exams are approaching, and Wei cannot concentrate when his siblings are creating so much din at home. So Daddy brought them to Compass Point.

We walk to the library, aircon and story telling sounds interesting,
and should keep kids entertained for hours.

Well done, we forgot librarians need to rest on public holiday,
so we hop onto something more interesting.

It is so easy to keep us occupied, as we marauded the poor Koala and kangaroo !

But we had more fun cosplaying as Avengers at Kiddy Palace.
Daddy thought the mini Heroes look cute.

Mummy had imposed a curfew until 4pm, and she does not care whether you are HULK or Captain America :p

On the way home, we watch mynah quench their thirst.

Boon Kang the Hulk wants to know how you spend your afternoon

Primary One Registration Phases

Posted on March 26, 2012 by SengkangBabies

#Repost from our old Blog ( Click for original link )

MOE has announced Singaporean kids will have priority over PR (Permanent Citizens). Only when all Singaporean child is allocated (even when distance is more than 1km), will PR kids be considered. Read ChannelNewsAsia report.

Daddy know a lot of parents will be very happy, as Primary 1 allocation in our preferred school is something close to our heart. Since citizens have more opportunities now, hopefully we will have less stress in the months leading to balloting. Having gone through the registration phases, it is like riding roller-coaster, as you can see the number of places dwindling after each phase. Our first child only manage to squeeze in with two vacancies to go !

Daddy has nothing against our PR, but he thought this gesture from MOE is long overdue.
Imagine, you are living next to a primary school, but your child could not get in.

Someone will say this decision is beyond us, bla bla that’s life and accept it. But disappointment will still linger, especially when you know another PR’s kid from further away manage to squeeze in.

Parents with kids in K1 and K2 would greet new MOE’s announcement with delight.
Oh, if you are thinking of packing your kids to the most Popular school an hour away, it is not necessary! The poor child will have to wake up at 5am and take the first bus at 5:30am

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=== === Read our old post from last year === ===
Every year around Jun and Jul, you will see a lot of anxious parents. Their kids are going to Primary school, and selecting their choice-school is a big deal to a lot of parents. Well, some believe the first step in society starts in Primary school, so only the “best” Primary school will do

Wow, our Primary One kiddos are only seven years old, do we really need to pressure-cooker them at such tender age? (Daddy would be lying when he say he is not anxious haha, but we are not paranoid :p )

*** Click to read our anxiety when Wen Wei was enrolling for Primary one.

For our No2 boy, he got into his Brother’s Primary school in Phase 1.
Daddy and Mummy are so glad we do not have to go competing for “places” again..phew.

This week is Phase 2C, when Parents go balloting for their kids. Parents have to gather in a hall, while other parents randomly pick up the “lucky” few to be allocated a placing.

*** Our Wen Wei was lucky 71 out of 73 slots !

Above pic shows Kang at two months old giggling. Is he really going to Primary 1 in 5 months?
We hope he will quickly adapt to school life, make new friends and learn new things in school

More information about MOE school enrollment phase at this link –> http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/phases/